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F-F-F-Feudin', Hair Metal Happy Hour

NIKKI, NIKKI, UR SO SILLY

 Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 11:20am by

The Nikki Sixx v. Poison battle has gone to such ridiculous heights I’m starting to think Nikki and Bret Michaels are in cahoots and had this whole thing planned out from the very beginning. It’s certainly gotten them a ton of press, right? Who am I kidding… let’s not give either of these dunderheads too much credit for doing anything other than writing good songs 20 years ago.

There’s been so much yammering back and forth since the Motley / Poison tour was announced this Spring that I honestly can’t keep track of who said what anymore. But in the latest tidbit Nikki once again slams Poison as a second-place contender for this tour (emphasis added):

When the concept to do something this summer came up, the economy is in such a bad state that we were going, “How can we do something that is different and the fans feel like they’re getting a bang for their buck?” We loved the idea of the New York Dolls, so it was a matter of filling in the blank. Fans were really pushing for Poison, and we were like, [they] were something that happened after us [in the ’80s]. It wasn’t really what I or the band wanted to do, but you have to listen to the fans and we’re really engaged with the fans. I talked to [Poison lead singer] Bret [Michaels] and said, do you still believe in rock ’n’ roll? And he said, “I live and breathe it.” It will be a great night of hits. And to me, I’m so excited to turn our fans on to the New York Dolls.

Doin’ it for the fans, man! Way to go Nikki. I also love how he continually holds up The New York Dolls as a reason for doing this tour.

Seems like all is copacetic twixt Sixx and Michales, who totally believes in rock n’ roll, man!, but we’re still hoping for an on-stage fist fight at the Nassau Coliseum show on July 20th.

-VN

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  • Eloli

    I don’t understand why The New York Dolls are suppossed have so much credibility… after all, their singer was the same guy that sung this awful song in the 80s!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhf_zgtmAg

    Rock credibility my ass! :D

    • stu1

      Wow, you are a total clown.

      • Jacob

        well you’re kind of a clown if you’re implying in the slightest that the New York Dolls are good. They sucked donkey nuts

  • Manuwar

    Is there any chance this two horrible bands are pulling any new fans? ’cause if they are im gonna kill someone, I swear

    • http://voltronfutura.tumblr.com Voltron Futura

      I became a new fan of The Crüe earlier this year. So kill someone.

      • brookh

        just did

  • B

    wanna place bets on how many penis’ nikki has played with aside from his own? f’n douche. and as an avid NYD fan, i’m very diappointed on one hand, but hell they do deserve such a nice paycheck. if nikki thinks that any meathead crue fans are gonna get”turned on” to the Dolls, keep friggin dreaming. DOUCHE!!!

  • Wayn

    What amuses me is the fact that Nikki must have completely blocked “Theater Of Pain” from his mind. I remember seeing a lot of pretty clothes and makeup on Motley Crue for this album…if I remember correctly, Vince was wearing white lace!

    Nikki – “They (Poison) were something that happened after us (in the ’80s). “Theater Of Pain” came out in ’85; Poison’s debut came out in ’86 – they weren’t that far AFTER you, Nikki!

    Here’s an interesting sidenote – look at the Wikipedia entries for “Theater Of Pain” and “Look What The Cat Dragged in” – notice what the genre is on both albums?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Pain

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_What_the_Cat_Dragged_In_%28album%29

    Last thing – I think Nikki Sixx (both the person AND the fake name) is kinda douchey…

    • Wayn

      Plus, Poison’s singer never killed anybody while driving drunk, so they’ve got THAT going for them…

      But hey – dedicating “Theater Of Pain” to Razzle MORE than makes up for it – amirite???

    • fester

      Yeah, but “Theater of Pain” wasn’t Motley Crue’s debut. “Too fast for Love” came out in 1981. 5 years is enough time to call somebody a biter.

      • Wayn

        “Too Fast For Love” didn’t take the Crue off the Strip, though. It got them attention, but they were still a club band. “Shout At The Devil” got them out of LA clubs, but considering they were all leather at that point, I don’t think it’s fair to say that Poison “bit” from Crue. They were much prettier than the Crue!

        Seriously, though – I don’t think it’s fair for anyone from Motley Crue to hate on anybody from Poison, and vice-versa. They came from the same scene a few years apart, and their fan demographic HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME. As much as Nikki may not like it, the same fans (for the most part) who have stayed with the Crue all these years are the exact same fans that have stayed with Poison all these years.

        The Crue doesn’t need Poison to do big shows, but Poison doesn’t need the Crue to do big shows, either – but it makes good financial sense for them to do a joint tour – not only for themselves, but for the fans, too.

        Personally, I just wish Mr. Sixx with STFU about it. We get it, dude – you don’t like Poison.

        • turds

          as someone who grew up with these two bands I have to say that Poison is one of the worst bands to have ever existed, in any genre. Motley crue actually has some metal in them, and some songs are still fucking rad (read: live wire). Poison, on the other hand, are just like the warrants and great whites of the eighties….pop bands with guitars.

          Also, nikki sixx is a masterful songwriter. nuff said. imo he can say whatever the fuck he wants about anyone from that era, except queensryche.

  • Lucifersmile

    New York Dolls > all glam rock

  • False Nate

    Why would you care about any of this…?

  • Fuckface

    They can both suck a fat one.

  • lost goat

    this whole nikki sixx as self proclaimed punk rocker is goofy as hell. he wasnt minding it when he was wearing that pink glam shit with vince neil singing in his band in the 80s,and having bands 10 times cheesier than poison open for them

    now all of a sudden he was a punk rocker that whole time? just because he stoled the title for his glam rock album from a christian death album doesnt make him a punker

  • lost goat

    nikki six and robert smith are gonna wear that hairstyle to the grave

  • Dalton

    Fuck poison they should take WASP on tour with them